I searched "top vegan restaurants near me" on Google Maps. Gemini answered it. Most brands have no idea if AI even knows they exist.

I opened Google Maps a few months ago looking for a place to eat. Typed "top vegan restaurants near me" and instead of the usual list, Gemini gave me a ranked AI summary at the top. Picked the restaurants, described them, told me why they were good. The old listing was pushed way down.

I work in marketing and my first thought wasn't "cool feature." It was — if a restaurant isn't in that AI response, they're invisible to that person right now. And they have absolutely no idea.

So I started digging. Turns out this isn't just Google Maps. ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Google AI Overview — they're all answering questions that used to send people to search results. "Best CRM for startups." "Top accounting software for small businesses." "Which project management tool should I use." AI is answering all of it and recommending specific brands by name.

I went looking for a tool that could tell me whether my brand shows up in those responses. Something that shows where I rank vs competitors, what the AI actually says about me, and what I need to fix.

Nothing existed. SEMrush, Ahrefs, Moz — all built for Google Search rankings. None of them query ChatGPT or Claude. None of them can tell you if you're in an AI response at all. The category has a name — GEO, Generative Engine Optimization — and there was genuinely no single platform tracking it properly with competitor analysis built in.

So I spent the last few months building one.

You put in your website URL. It runs real purchase-intent prompts across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Google AI Overview. You get a visibility score, a competitor comparison showing where you rank vs your actual peers across each AI model, and a prioritised list of what to fix first.

I've been testing it on brands across different industries. The results are honestly alarming. Companies spending serious money on SEO are completely invisible to AI. Some smaller brands with almost no SEO presence rank really high because they've got strong third-party citations and content that AI models have clearly trained on.

The Google Maps moment stuck with me because it made the problem concrete. This isn't coming — it's already happening. And most brands don't have a single number to tell them where they stand.

I also just launched the tool publicly — it's called YouGotRanked (https://yougotranked.com/). First few analyses are free, no card needed. Would genuinely love feedback from people here — what metrics matter to you, what's missing, what would actually make this useful for your brand.